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'''TM Studios, Inc.''' is a [[radio jingle]] and promotional music service company based in [[Dallas, Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It is currently the oldest radio jingle company still in business,{{Citation needed|reason=TM Studios did not exist at the time Ben Freedman Productions started|date=April 2014}} with roots tracing back to 1955 when [[Tom Merriman]] (the original "TM" in TM Studios) founded Commercial Recording Corporation (which closed in 1968). Tom Merriman left CRC in 1967 and founded TM Productions (later known as TM Communications, Inc. - a publicly traded company) with [[Jim Long]]. By this time, Century 21 Productions (later known as Century 21 Programming, Inc.), another Dallas jingle company, was founded. |
'''TM Studios, Inc.''' is a [[radio jingle]] and promotional music service company based in [[Dallas, Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It is currently the oldest radio jingle company still in business,{{Citation needed|reason=TM Studios did not exist at the time Ben Freedman Productions started|date=April 2014}} with roots tracing back to 1955 when [[Tom Merriman]] (the original "TM" in TM Studios) founded Commercial Recording Corporation (which closed in 1968). Tom Merriman left CRC in 1967 and founded TM Productions (later known as TM Communications, Inc. - a publicly traded company) with [[Jim Long]]. By this time, Century 21 Productions (later known as Century 21 Programming, Inc.), another Dallas jingle company, was founded. |
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Both jingle companies remained in business until 1990, when TM Communications, Inc. and Century 21 Programming, Inc. merged to become TM Century, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |work=TM Studios, Inc. |url=http://tmstudios.com/about-tm.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive. |
Both jingle companies remained in business until 1990, when TM Communications, Inc. and Century 21 Programming, Inc. merged to become TM Century, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |work=TM Studios, Inc. |url=http://tmstudios.com/about-tm.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120715120908/http://tmstudios.com/about-tm.asp |archive-date=2012-07-15 }}</ref> |
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Along the way, TM Productions acquired the ID jingle, syndication reels and production libraries of Media General Broadcast Services. [[Media General]] was the purchaser of the former [[William B. Tanner Company]]<ref>{{cite news |date=1982-06-03|work=The New York Times |title=Media General to Buy William B. Tanner Co. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04EEDD1E38F930A35755C0A964948260 |first=Philip H. |last=Dougherty}}</ref> (also formerly known as "Pepper & Tanner" and before that, "Pepper Sound Studios"). Even though all of the reference reels for the syndicated ID Jingles and customized production libraries and commercials were dumpstered in Memphis before the shutdown of MG's operations there, the master backing tracks and sound libraries were boxed up and shipped to Dallas, where TM Studios has placed these reels in the custody of the [[Media Preservation Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Media Preservation Foundation |url=http://www.jingles.org/}}</ref> although the copyrights are retained by their previous owners. Afterward, the production libraries were cherry-picked and newly incorporated into various TM Studios libraries which are still sold to this day. |
Along the way, TM Productions acquired the ID jingle, syndication reels and production libraries of Media General Broadcast Services. [[Media General]] was the purchaser of the former [[William B. Tanner Company]]<ref>{{cite news |date=1982-06-03|work=The New York Times |title=Media General to Buy William B. Tanner Co. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04EEDD1E38F930A35755C0A964948260 |first=Philip H. |last=Dougherty}}</ref> (also formerly known as "Pepper & Tanner" and before that, "Pepper Sound Studios"). Even though all of the reference reels for the syndicated ID Jingles and customized production libraries and commercials were dumpstered in Memphis before the shutdown of MG's operations there, the master backing tracks and sound libraries were boxed up and shipped to Dallas, where TM Studios has placed these reels in the custody of the [[Media Preservation Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Media Preservation Foundation |url=http://www.jingles.org/}}</ref> although the copyrights are retained by their previous owners. Afterward, the production libraries were cherry-picked and newly incorporated into various TM Studios libraries which are still sold to this day. |
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Of all the radio stations using jingles from TM Studios and its predecessors, [[WPLJ]] in [[New York City]] has ordered more jingle packages to date: seven so far since 1991. JonesTM, a wholly owned division of [[Jones Media Group]], acquired the company in September 2006 by buying out the then-current shareholders. JonesTM was acquired itself on June 20, 2008 by Triton Radio Networks and thereafter renamed [[TM Studios|TM Studios, Inc.]] |
Of all the radio stations using jingles from TM Studios and its predecessors, [[WPLJ]] in [[New York City]] has ordered more jingle packages to date: seven so far since 1991. JonesTM, a wholly owned division of [[Jones Media Group]], acquired the company in September 2006 by buying out the then-current shareholders. JonesTM was acquired itself on June 20, 2008 by Triton Radio Networks and thereafter renamed [[TM Studios|TM Studios, Inc.]] |
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TM Studios produces a line of promotional music products targeted for radio stations, internet stations and professional DJs.<ref name="tmmusic">{{citation |title=TM Studios Music |url=http://www.tmstudios.com/music.asp |date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive. |
TM Studios produces a line of promotional music products targeted for radio stations, internet stations and professional DJs.<ref name="tmmusic">{{citation |title=TM Studios Music |url=http://www.tmstudios.com/music.asp |date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130204110843/http://www.tmstudios.com/music.asp |archive-date=February 4, 2013 }}</ref> Two lines are currently produced: HitDisc and PrimeCuts. HitDisc is aimed at radio stations. PrimeCuts mostly services the event entertainment market.<ref name="primecutsmusic">{{citation |title=PrimeCuts Music |url=http://www.primecutsmusic.com/index.php/primecuts.html |date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> |
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In Indonesia, TM Studios produces many jingles from Radio Stations such as : |
In Indonesia, TM Studios produces many jingles from Radio Stations such as : |